If she was being honest, Alice didn't know why these roses had to be painted in the first place. Those white roses all seemed fine to her. They really stood out amongst the lush green maze. Several minutes had passed, and the group had gotten most of the remaining rosebushes done.
And in good time, Cater, Ace, Alice and the three other girls turned to see Deuce and Grim and saw that they were having a bit more trouble painting the roses. "Red, red..." Deuce chanted to himself, trying to get a clear image in his head and bring it to reality. "There!" He pointed his magic pen at the rose.
But instead of turning into a ruby red, it turned into a bright sapphire blue. "Gaaaaaah! It turned blue...!" he shouted, panicking. "Oh, color, change at my command... Take that!" Grim shouted, channeling the magic in his new gem and fired off his magic towards the rose bushes.
But he then quickly jumped back and let out a shriek when he saw what he did. "Gyaaa! The roses are on fire!" he panicked. "Grim!" the girls shouted in unison as they hurriedly tried to douse the flames. "Oh, dear...!" Alice exclaimed in shock.
Cater gave an awkward laugh as he shook his head. "You guys are worse at this than I thought you'd be~." he sighed. "Cater-senpai, we're finished!" Alice called as she and Ace approached him. "Oh, great!" Cater exclaimed as he noticed that all their roses had been painted red. "Hey, you guys actually did a good job!"
"Thank you!" Alice replied. "Aren't the roses fine left white? They're pretty." Ace said, not knowing what the big deal was in having red or white roses. "It's just tradition to do this. Roses must be red for the Unbirthday Party!" Cater explained, pointing out a few more details about the traditions that Heartslabyul followed.
"For croquet, we use seven different colored flamingos as the bats, and hedgehogs are used as the balls. Oh, but an important thing to remember is that the roses must be white for the spring concert of the flowers." Grim and Ace both gawked at Cater's words. What bizarre traditions this dorm has!
"Not one of those are normal!" Grim yelled. "They say these rules were decided by one of the Great Seven, the Queen of Hearts." Cater said as he then gave Ace a small smile as he twisted a lock of his orange hair between his fingers.
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Twisted Wonderland: Crystal Hearts Vol. 1
FanfictionFour young teenage girls, who are good friends, find that their world is suddenly turned upside down when they suddenly encounter some black carriages and end up in a world far from their own: Twisted Wonderland. With no way of going back home, Dire...